Monday, 30 April 2012

The Help, Adult Fiction

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
ISBN 9780241956533, Penguin Books, UK, 2011
The Help
Skeeter, the daughter of a prominent white family embarks on a mission to expose the manner in which African American house maids are treated in Mississippi during the 60s.  It becomes challenging for her to befriend and encourage Aibileen and Minny, two employees to open up.  It is also a dangerous venture considering the racial volatility of the times.

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